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PRONUNCIATION OF EXCESS CAPACITY

excess capacity  [ˈɛksɛs kəˈpæsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCESS CAPACITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Excess capacity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXCESS CAPACITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capacity utilization

Capacity utilization is the extent to which an enterprise or a nation actually uses its installed productive capacity. It is the relationship between actual output that 'is' actually produced with the installed equipment, and the potential output which 'could' be produced with it, if capacity was fully used.

Definition of excess capacity in the English dictionary

The definition of excess capacity in the dictionary is unused production capacity. Other definition of excess capacity is unsold services.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCESS CAPACITY


audacity
ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
fugacity
fjuːˈɡæsɪtɪ
incapacity
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ
inveracity
ˌɪnvəˈræsɪtɪ
loquacity
ləˈkwæsɪtɪ
mendacity
mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ
opacity
əʊˈpæsɪtɪ
overcapacity
ˌəʊvəkəˈpæsɪtɪ
perspicacity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pertinacity
ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ
pervicacity
ˌpɜːvɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pugnacity
pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ
radio-opacity
ˌreɪdɪəʊəʊˈpæsɪtɪ
radiopacity
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈpæsɪtɪ
rapacity
rəˈpæsɪtɪ
sagacity
səˈɡæsɪtɪ
veracity
vɛˈræsɪtɪ
vivacity
vɪˈvæsɪtɪ
voracity
vɒˈræsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCESS CAPACITY

exceptless
exceptor
excerpt
excerpter
excerptible
excerptings
excerption
excerptor
excerptum
excess
excess baggage
excess demand
excess employment
excess luggage
excess profits tax
excess supply
excesses
excessive
excessively
excessiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCESS CAPACITY

carrying capacity
city
contumacity
cubic capacity
cylinder capacity
disk capacity
edacity
feracity
heat capacity
industrial capacity
inefficacity
megacity
memory capacity
mordacity
seating capacity
specific heat capacity
storage capacity
tenacity
unveracity
vital capacity
warehouse capacity

Synonyms and antonyms of excess capacity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «excess capacity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCESS CAPACITY

Find out the translation of excess capacity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of excess capacity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «excess capacity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

产能过剩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exceso de capacidad
570 millions of speakers

English

excess capacity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अतिरिक्त क्षमता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطاقة الفائضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

избыток производственных мощностей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excesso de capacidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরিক্ত ক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capacité excédentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melebihi muatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überkapazitäten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過剰生産能力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초과 용량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keluwihan kapasitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công suất dư thừa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிக திறன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिरिक्त क्षमता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı kapasite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccesso di capacità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadwyżka mocy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надлишок виробничих потужностей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exces de capacitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλεονάζουσα παραγωγική ικανότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oortollige kapasiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överkapacitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overkapasitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of excess capacity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCESS CAPACITY»

The term «excess capacity» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.680 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCESS CAPACITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «excess capacity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «excess capacity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about excess capacity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCESS CAPACITY»

Discover the use of excess capacity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to excess capacity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strategic Management Theory: An Integrated Approach
Capacity Control Although nonprice competition helps mature industries avoid the cutthroat price cutting that reduces company and industry levels of profitability , price competition does periodically break out when excess capacity exists in an  ...
Charles Hill, Gareth Jones, 2009
2
Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
The answer depends on how busy the Sole Division is—that is, whether it has excess capacity. NO EXCESS CAPACITY As indicated in Illustration 8-16, the Sole Division charges $18 and derives a contribution margin of $7 per sole. The Sole ...
Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, 2009
3
Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production
Generate Excess Capacity I have mentioned that there are many ways to achieve a goal. Let's consider Toyota's thinking about what is economically advantageous from the standpoint of production capacity. Opinions differ on the economic ...
Taiichi Ōno, 1988
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Business Economics
that a firm, like the one illustrated in Figure 9.1, can prevent entry by committing resources to excess productive capacity while pricing at the monopoly level. Excess capacity signals a commitment to increase production in the event of entry so ...
Maria Moschandreas, 2000
5
Cost Management: Accounting and Control
I know that you have excess capacity. I'll place an order for 250,000 bottles, and I' ll pay your variable cost per unit, provided it is no more than $0.25. Are you interested? Do you have sufficient excess capacity to handle a special order of ...
Don Hansen, Maryanne Mowen, Liming Guan, 2007
6
Kanban Just-in Time at Toyota: Management Begins at the ...
Excess Capacity and Economic Advantage Making a decision on economic advantage can be swayed by the existence or non-existence of excess productive capacity. If there is excess capacity, the company merely uses workers and ...
‎1989
7
Managerial Accounting: A Focus on Ethical Decision Making
As demonstrated in Exhibit 9-1, when Sunset Airlines has excess capacity, accepting the special order will result in a profit of $118.50 for each ticket sold. However, when there is not sufficient capacity, Sunset Airlines can only meet the special ...
Steve Jackson, Roby Sawyers, Greg Jenkins, 2008
8
Non-Stock Production: The Shingo System of Continuous ...
Capacity: One machine capable of handling 176 hours' worth of a task (per month) • Excess capacity: 176 - 150 T~7 = +14.8 percent CaseB: • Load: 500 hours' worth of a task (per month) • Capacity: Three machines capable of handling 528 ...
Shigeo Shingo, 1988
9
Electricity Trade in Europe: Review of Economic and ...
This was equivalent to 16% of the total installed capacity.13 It should be noted that trade will not necessarily be limited to excess capacity at peak load. For example, a country could export more power at non-peak times, aided by the fact that ...
Janusz Bielecki, Melaku Geboye Desta, 2004
10
Financial Management: Theory and Practice
Note also that when excess capacity exists, sales can grow to the capacity sales as calculated above with no increase in fixed assets, but sales beyond that level would require additions of fixed assets as in our example. The same situation ...
Eugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Ehrhardt, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCESS CAPACITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term excess capacity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ford to move production of Focus, C-Max from Michigan Assembly
Because Michigan Assembly is one of Ford's only U.S. plants with any significant excess capacity, the announcement likely means they are ... «Automotive News, Jul 15»
2
Every Problem is an Opportunity for an Innovation
Why do we have to use taxis when there is excess capacity in so many cars? He went on to found Uber, the transportation network company ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
3
Is Zim at real risk of a Japan-style deflation?
This meant lower investment and economic growth, deepening the economic downturn and perpetuating the problem of excess capacity ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»
4
Bayfield may reject Colo. Web rules
Colorado SB 152 allows a local government to lease excess capacity on its network to a private provider if the amount leased is “insubstantial” ... «The Durango Herald, Jul 15»
5
India Passenger Vehicles Post First Decline in 8 Months
“There is a lot of excess capacity in factories across the board,” said Vikram Kirloskar, president of the automakers association. “What this ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
6
3D Systems's Underweight Rating Reaffirmed at Piper Jaffray (DDD)
... growth returning in 2016 once we work off the excess capacity installed during the market hype over the past few years,” Jensen explained. «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
7
Aixtron Se Downgraded by Kepler Capital Markets (AIXG)
The analysts wrote, “The recovery of the company's business continues to lack momentum, with its customers suffering from excess capacity ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
8
Alcoa: Hold Your Horses
However, looking ahead Alcoa also doubled its Aluminum global surplus estimate to 760 thousand metric tons as Chinese excess capacity ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
9
APEI acquired by Cree of NC
Cree shares fell nearly 15 percent in June after it said it would restructure its LED chip and component segment to reduce excess capacity and ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
10
What energy shortage?
One well-tested method for storing energy is to use excess capacity to pump water into reservoirs, so that it can be used later to power turbines ... «Livemint, Jul 15»

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